Michael Mosley's body was missed by rescuers '20 times in one day' due to 'bad luck'

Mosley's body was found on a hillside near the Agia Marina beach bar on Sunday.

A helicopter circled the Pedi area for several hours on Saturday and even hovered over the location where the body was found.

However, the father-of-four was found by a TV crew filming with the local mayor and his deputy.

A cameraman, known as Antonios, said that he spotted "something on the beach near the fence."

He "took a picture of the photo on the camera screen using an iPhone - zooming in on the phone," Sky News reports.

Antonios added that it was down to "bad luck" that rescue helicopters missed the body which he claims had been passed "20 times" on Saturday.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:

• Michael Mosley: Fresh CCTV shows TV doctor 'falling' on rocky hillside before death
• Michael Mosley appears carefree in final photos taken just days before tragic death
• Michael Mosley children were just 350ft from body after retracing steps on search

In a statement, the mayor said: "During our research, and as we were approaching a cave next to the Agia Marina beach, we were shooting along the coastline with cameras.

"We saw an object next to a fence on the beach and when we zoomed in we realised that it was Michael Mosley's body.

"He had probably fallen from a short cliff of about 10 metres."

Mosley "very nearly made it" to safety as his body was found very close to the beach on a rocky section of a hike he had set off on.

An official cause of death hasn't yet been determined, but it was previously reported Mosley had "no signs of injury".

A huge search began after Mosley went missing on Wednesday after he went for a walk alone along a coastal path in searing heat on the Greek island of Symi.

Mosley was a well-known health specialist who advised people on his BBC podcast, Just One Thing, about how to make healthy habits and choices.